A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds draws from both established and current scholarship to offer a broad overview of the field, engage in contemporary debates, and pose stimulating questions about future development in the study of families. Provides up-to-date research on family structure from archaeology, art, social, cultural, and economic history. Includes contributions from established and rising international scholars. Features illustrations of families, children, slaves, and ritual life, along with maps and diagrams of sites and dwellings.

Share this

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Notes on Contributors

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds Beryl Rawson

PART I HOUSES AND HOUSEHOLDS

1 Family and Household, Ancient History and Archeology: A Case Study from Roman Egypt Lisa Nevett

2 Space and Social Relationships in the Greek Oikos of the Classical and Hellenistic Periods Monika Trümper

3 Space and Social Relations in the Roman West Jens-Arne Dickmann

4 Household Composition in the Ancient Mediterranean – What Do We Really Know? Sabine R. Huebner

5 The Royal Families of Argead Macedon and the Hellenistic World Daniel Ogden

6 Monogamy and Polygyny Walter Scheidel

7 The Roman Family as Productive Unit Richard Saller

8 The Families of Roman Slaves and Freedmen Henrik Mouritsen

9 Foreign Families in Roman Italy David Noy

10 Soldiers’ Families in the Early Roman Empire Penelope Allison

11 The Household as a Venue for Religious Conversion: The Case of Christianity Kate Cooper

12 What We Do and Don’t Know About Early Christian Families Carolyn Osiek